Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-11-18

Sir Thomas Henry Ctrattan Esmonde,
NJ F., and Hon. Arthur O'Connor, NJ.
T., sent as special messengers to con-
vey to the people of the United States
the thanks of Ireland for the aid so
generously given in the past, and to
ask future assistance in the struggle
for home rule, were given reception
by the people of Lincoln, Nebraska, at
the Funk grand opera house on Tues
day evening Nov. ,. Gov. Thayer was
chosen to preside over the meeting,
and spoke II few appropriate words
Of welcome and introduced the dis
tugushed visitors, who delivered ell
oquent, interesting and able speeches.
Mayor \. J. Sawyer introduced the
following resolutions which were heart
lily approved and unanimously adopted
Resolved, That we the citizens of
Lincoln, do hereby condemn as con
trary to the enlightenment of the age,
and adverse to the spirit of human
freedom, every system of government
that employs the weapons of brute
force to compel the majority of the
people to submit to the rule of priv
LEGGED minority.
Resolved. That the inhuman and
uniustiiable means adopted by the
government of Lord Salisbury to CO.
cree the Irish people and prevent them
from exercising the ordinary rights of
freemen in agitating for the redress of
their legitimate grievances, demands
from every lover of justice and liberty
the most unqualified condemnation.
Resolved, That we rejoice to witness
the birth of a friendly and sympathetic
feeling between the peoples of Great
Britain and Ireland, SO long estranged
by the Vaccinations of the oppressors
of both, and that we hail this favor
able change of sentiment as an omen
of the coming time when, by the diff
fusion of truth and the dissipation of
prejudice, the peoples of both nations
shall enjoy mutual peace and harmony,
under the pgi of those democratic in
situations which it is our glory and
happiness to possess in America.
Resolved, That we accord to our dis
tinguished visitors, Honorable Arthur
O'Connor, NJ. F., and Sir Thomas Hen
nv Grattan Esmonde, NJ. F., hearty
and cordial welcome to the capital of
Nebraska, as the representatives of
the great constitutional struggle, in
which the people of Ireland and the
democracy of Great Britain, under
the respective leadership of Charles
Stewart Parner and William f. Glad
stone, are striving to obtain for the
Irish nation the sacred right of self
government, which our own forefathers
wrested from the same feudal aristoc-
racy of England; and we hereby bid
them God speed in their holy cause,
and promise them our hearty sympa-
thy and support, until the right to
life, liberty and the pursuit of hap
piness" shall be forever acknowledged
aud secured to the people of Ireland.
Albert Watkins, former editor of
the Iowa County Democrat, but now
postmaster of Lincoln. seconded the
resolution in bright and pleasing
speech, which is reported in The Ne
braska State journal, rs follows:
He objected to advocating home
rule in the presence of ladies. He
suggested to the distinguished visit
ors that however it might be across
the water. our married women have a
very large experimental knowledge of
home rule, and doubted TIE expediency
or safety of advocating Tvs extension
in their presence. The American UNI
outstanding of home rule is that II
is the antithesis of castle rule,
which he briefly showed to be COM
plete organized despotism in Ireland
4 startling statement of oppressive
Irish taxation was made here. The